1969-11-13 Paisley, Scotland, UK
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with minor roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) before starring in the science fiction film Timeline (2003). He played Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 musical The Phantom of the Opera. Butler gained wider recognition for portraying King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300 (2007). In 2010, he began lending his voice to the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. Also in the 2010s, he portrayed a Secret Service agent in the action thriller Has Fallen film series, played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher. Butler had further action film roles in Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), Greenland (2020), and Plane (2023).
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Greenland 2: Migration | John Garrity | 2026-01-08 |
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien | 2025-01-08 |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick | 2025-06-06 |
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In the Hand of Dante | Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII | 2025-09-03 |
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Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon | Self | 2025-06-06 |
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The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland | St. Nick (voice) | 2024-11-15 |
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Kandahar | Tom Harris | 2023-05-25 |
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Plane | Brodie Torrance | 2023-01-11 |
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Last Seen Alive | Will Spann | 2022-05-12 |
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Copshop | Bob Viddick | 2021-09-09 |
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Love Reaches Everywhere | 2020-05-30 | |
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Greenland | John Garrity | 2020-07-29 |
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The Vanishing | James | 2019-01-04 |
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Angel Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2019-08-21 |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Stoick (voice) | 2019-01-03 |
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming | Stoick (voice) | 2019-12-03 |
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Hunter Killer | Captain Joe Glass | 2018-10-19 |
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Den of Thieves | 'Big Nick' O'Brien | 2018-01-18 |
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Geostorm | Jake Lawson | 2017-10-12 |
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London Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2016-03-02 |
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Gods of Egypt | Set | 2016-02-25 |
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A Family Man | Dane Jensen | 2016-09-13 |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick (voice) | 2014-06-05 |
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Discovering Mavericks | Self | 2013-11-01 |
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Movie 43 | Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") | 2013-01-24 |
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Olympus Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2013-03-20 |
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Playing for Keeps | George | 2012-11-29 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Chasing Mavericks | Frosty Hesson | 2012-10-25 |
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Machine Gun Preacher | Sam Childers | 2011-09-23 |
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Coriolanus | Tullus Aufidius | 2011-02-14 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | 2011-03-13 | |
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2011-11-15 |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010-03-18 |
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The Bounty Hunter | Milo Boyd | 2010-03-16 |
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Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010-10-14 |
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Law Abiding Citizen | Clyde Alexander Shelton | 2009-10-15 |
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Gamer | Kable | 2009-09-03 |
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Tales of the Black Freighter | The Mariner (voice) | 2009-03-24 |
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The Ugly Truth | Mike Chadway | 2009-07-24 |
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RocknRolla | One-Two | 2008-09-04 |
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Nim's Island | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover | 2008-04-03 |
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Reiði guðanna | Self | 2007-05-06 |
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Guilty Hearts | Peter | 2007-07-30 |
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P.S. I Love You | Gerry | 2007-11-15 |
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300 | King Leonidas | 2007-03-07 |
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Butterfly on a Wheel | Neil Randall | 2007-07-27 |
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Beowulf & Grendel | Beowulf | 2005-09-14 |
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The Game of Their Lives | Frank Borghi | 2005-04-22 |
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Prefect Cassius Chaerea | 2005-06-15 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | 2004-12-08 |
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Dear Frankie | The Stranger | 2004-05-18 |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Terry Sheridan | 2003-07-21 |
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Timeline | Andre Marek | 2003-11-26 |
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Reign of Fire | Creedy | 2002-07-09 |
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Shooters | Jackie Junior | 2002-01-25 |
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Please! | Peter (as Gerry Butler) | 2001-05-04 |
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Jewel of the Sahara | Captain Charles Belamy | 2001-06-28 |
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Attila | Atila the Hun | 2001-01-01 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Chris Kumac | 2000-09-23 |
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Dracula 2000 | Dracula | 2000-12-22 |
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One More Kiss | Sam | 1999-09-18 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | 1999-01-01 |
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Fast Food | Jacko | 1998-10-09 |
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Tale of the Mummy | Burke | 1998-08-03 |
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Little White Lies | Peter | 1998-06-17 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman | 1997-12-11 |
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Mrs Brown | Archie Brown | 1997-07-18 |
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Den of Thieves 3 | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien | |
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Empire State | Rhett Westermark | |
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Hair of the Dog | Mr. P | |
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Just Watch Me | Riley Wolfe | |
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All-Star Weekend | Russian Gymnast Fan | |
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Remote Control | Michael Rafter | |
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Night Has Fallen | Mike Banning | |
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Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin | King Kula (voice) |
